function 1 1. Overtaking situation. Im the vessel over taking her from stbd side, what acti on ..

then I overtake and alter my course to port and situation seems to be crossin g whose responsibility ( I said still my responsibility cos any chnge in brg wil nt relieve me of my duty of keeping clear til it is finaly past happy) 2. Southern hemisphere U r near a Trs .Action ( tel every thing from determining the bearing til taking wind on port bow or quarters depending on the semi circl e) 3. Errors of GPS 4.Which is accurate GPS or DGPS and how will it be indicated if it is a DGPS ( m arkings are not there) 5.In Ecdis how will you put T n P notices Does T n P corrections come in C.D. for correcting ( In Ecdis manualy data can be added and erased when required this is use d for T n P correction s and T n P corrections wil not come thorugh c.d. as norm al ECDIS correction comes) 6. what is BTM and BRM 7.U r leaving a port and u have a small UKC will the ship squat ..( yes) then wha t are the factors on which squat depends ( I told on speed ) and then he asked a nything else any co efficient( I recalled block co efficient ) does the ship alw ays squat by stern ( said no) then how is it related to coefficient and if block co efficient more then squat by head and if less then squat by stern 8. mooring operations , what precautions will u take ( said all abt normal moori ng practices and snap back zone) 9. In what conditions tug rope will part and what precautions will u tke to tke cre of the crew. ( said if rope is bad or tug pulls it more then the strength re quired or chafing of rope and to prevent wil keep crew out of that area when tug id pulling) 10. Anchor is dragging , action 11. If the pressure is dropping and u don t see anything on the wx fax, what are y our obligations ( said him open bridge door and tap the barometer and then may b e trs is developing or a tropical depression then inform other vessels and coast al authority as per solas ch V met services reg. ) then he asked answer me as a mate .. I replied I will first have to inform the master that was what was requir ed ) 12.when are you allowed to enter a traffic seperation zone. 1.STCW req fr rest hours 2.What is STCW 3.Does it apply to chief cook and fitter and how ( said the full form of stcw an d said they require certificate for working on ship as well as pre sea training and courses) 4. with ism what r u expected to do in a safety meeting ( gave him a practical a ns what v actualy do on ship ) 5.what is risk assesment and how wil u determine wheter risk is high or low ( sa id determining hazards and eliminating them or preventing them is risk assesment and how often it occurs and what is the consequence will determine its degree, but sir was looking for 2 words which are probability and severity) 6. what if the port side anchor is not coming up cos motor is not working, can y ou bring it back ( said yes by taking the wire rope from the adjacent winch to t he spring winch , operate the srping winch and this will move the port windlas w inch which wil then help to move up the anchor.) on this he asked me think out o f the box. ( told him can apply three fold purchse like that on a ground tackle and hauling in the cable slowly bt he asked me can u use the stbd motor I said yes port can be replaced by stbd, thn asked any other method was thinking til that ti me he told if u want to move out in short time then said slip the anchor . then he told yes and also put a bout at the last end so that anchor can be retrieved later on ) 7. What is mast head light. What will be its intensity when at 112.5 and what is the cut off range( cloregs annex 1 horizontal sectors)

8.Preparation for dry docking 9.what is pms and how it is helpful. If there is any overdue job. How wil u carr y it, cos if overdue jobs are completed then present jobs wil get overdue ( said I wil take assistance from master and ask him for sme time then carry out the jo b which are more important and simultaneously divide crew in groups to complete all jobs pendin as well as upcomin jobs .was happy with the answer bt wanted to h ear the word prioritize ..bt at the end it was ok) func 1 1.quote rule 1 , 2 some defn 4m rule 3 (he needs word by word) 2.annex 1 in detail 3.sailin vsl card 4.frequency of quick flashing light,,,said dnt knw 5.how many annexs r the in ror,,( i said 4,,,he got angry,,took out ror book frm his cupbrd n kept in front of me,,,n said c thr r 5 annxs,,,u dont knw hw many annxs r thr in ror n u hav cme 4 mates orals.. i said sir ths is d old book whic h u hav,,,in new 1 ths 5th anx is nt thr) he din agree n wrote poor in ror,,, FUNC 3 11. if lifeboat falls into d water,,wat is ur action as a mate 12. annual survey 13.before dry dock hw will u calculate d paint area..,,(its in ur docking plan d wetted area) 14.wat is MLC,,,gve brief description,,, 15.if both anchors r entangled in each other hw wll u get thrgh it,,, 16.wat i d 11th chapter of ism code,,wants chapter nos also,,,its his favrte que stion,,, func 1 1.what is principal of gyro? 2.wat is deviation,,3 reasons on which dev changes? 3.details given in weather fax? 4.which rule allows u 2 make departure from rules ? 5.in fog wat i d additional signal for pilot vessel ? FUNC 3 11. wat is d frequency for dry dock.. 12. precautions during dry docking n specially if u hav cargo on board,,? 13. new tanker first dry dock, wat r d pms routines for pumproom in dry dock,,? ( acc to cpt mishra 1/3 or1/4 of d valves to b overhauled n not all,,shud consid er d economical point of view also) 14.how many entrances r thr for duct keel,,hav u seen a duct keel,,i said no,, 15.numbering of frames? i said afft,,he askd from whhich point but,?,i said aft perpndicular,,n wat is thr behind aft prpndlr no frames?,,i said dnt knw sir,,he said negative numbering of frames,, Fun 1: By external 1. Principle of Gyro 2. Purpose of Trial n manoeuvre in radar..., how to check the performance test o f radar... wat is oaw triangle, explain... 3. Errors of echo sounder 4. 14 to 15 cards of nuc, aground, fishing vsl, pilot vsl, bouys 5. How vl u keep an efficient navigasnl watch as chief mate n how vl u train ur junior officers 6. How vl u approve a passage plan prepared by ur 3rd mate. 7. Precautions b4 entering ice. 8. Checks in steering room b4 departure

9. Drift, upwelling n gradient current... name some warm currents By Internal 1. Quote rule no. 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19.... while i was on 19 he askd 2. Wat all calculations u do in moon sight....... :( Fun3: by external 1. Cert as per SOLAS 2. Statutory cert n mandatory cert... diff 3. Contents of chain register 4. Entries in olb 5. Reqmt of ORB n entries made by c/o 6. Diff between biparty n triparty agreement 7. how vl u maintain discipline on board 8. Diff in port state n flag state inspecsn 9. Training of cadets 10. Grounding... action in detail 11. Running moor n standing moor 12. Preparasn b4 dry docking Fun 1: 1. Plan passage from newyork to some port in uk(i forgot its name), mention pola r code in ans n precausn to take in case encounering ice 2. wat is haze 3. situations in r.v. 3 to 4 4. wat is msi (maritime safety info) 5. how vl u chk ur watchkeeper is fit fr duty 6. rule 19 Explain 7. How vl u assist master in decision making of abandoning the vsl 8. Synopsis n prognosis charts 9. wat is wx routing 10. Diff in TLD N TRS?11. Avoiding action in navigable semi circle in SH..i said keeping wind 4 points on port qtr, i vl keep altering as the wind veers, he sai d ok... now, u hv no room to alter..., i said i vl heave to n let the storm pass over 11 How does solas ch v helps in keeping efficient nav watch 12. Dist between 2 day shapes of Ram vsl 13. Contents of ships routeing guide n routeing charts 14. normal vis situasn... u c a pilot vsl on ur stbd side on 4 pts, pasing frm s tbd to port side, risk of collision is existing.... ur action... i said m a give way n she is stand on , m supposed to keep clear, so i vl alter to stbd n pass h er stern....n he said, as per which rule n is aid, as pper rule 15.. he said, ru le 15 vl not apply n rules 5, 6, 7, 8 vl apply in dis situasn bcos she is not a powerdriven vsl.... :( Fun 3 1. wat is environment n protecsn policy 2. Shell expansion plan 3. who endorses chain register... i said competent person n he said if vsl is in port den who vl b da competent person.. i said chief inspector..... he said chief inspector of da port 4. Diff between special survey n esp 5. how vl u implement ism on board as mate 6. Preparasn for loadline n seq survey 7. wen carrying out enhansed survey, wat all info u make available ( List of def ect n damages w.r.t. shell expansion plan, previous survey rpts, hull summary rpts, hull survey rpts)

8. Ammendments to isgott, ism, solas ch v 9. Drills frequency 10. PMS for windlass 11. MS notices regarding iron ore fines, nav warnings..Prepare ms notices very well... 12. wat is foundering 13. How vl u make use of anchors in berthing 14. Cargo shiftd in seaway, action.... tell him abt angle of loll Fun1 1. Situasn in RV, u r going in singapore st. behind a vsl, ur spd is more, risk of collision exists... action... ans i vl overtake her, he said shallow patch on stbd side, tel him, i vl overtake from port side cos as per rule, u can alter t o port for a vsl being overtaken... 2. Calculasn of tide in detail, wat is neap n spring tides 3. Errors of GPS 4. SRS (ship reporting system) n VTS (vessel traffic survices) in detail 5. RED Flashing 2+1, in Japan... describe the buoy 6. In Singapore straits near OFB master died action..... i was answerin suddenly he said engine fails, action... while i was answering, he askd how much is one fathom, i said... 6 feet den he said, soon after u anchored, vsl listed 2 deg to port, action... 7. How vl u assist master in command decision making (read from nitin mahajan) 8. hav u taken sights... i said ysss sir... explain theory of posn lines....den he told me to wait outside... function 1 1. terminology of TRS( wanted all the defination and its meaning including angle of indraft n vertex n all) 2. Recite Rule no.1 exactly word to word and Rule no.7 3. Fishing vessel defination word to word ( also asked me what fishing gears are there and which annex it is given jst to confuse its all in Rule 3 only) 4. procedures to take moonsight ..( dont miss to say augmentation of S.D. and HP which i missed) 5. Procedures to calculate Ex Mer sight by Noories table ( i told him the formul ae bt he wanted frm Noories table) 6. 5/6 ROR Cards ( his fav is Red White Green light in a vertical line ,,,,,i an swered him seaplane ....and i gt a plus point ther bt of no use) 7. then red and green combined side light in fwd and two white lights above it ( i answered vessel less than 12m and towing sme object ....he dint say nethin) 8. Ror cards for isolated danger mark, North cardinal buoy and Preffered channel to stbd in region B. also what is the purpose of North cardinal buoy ( i said f or markin the north side of a shallow patch ...or it shows the direction accordi ng to compass...he was nt satisfied,,,n he said it was started initialy fr marki n wrecks.) 9. characterstics of VQ and Q flashing lights....( i cudnt answer ...he wants th e no of flashes per minute ) 10. Sailing vessel situations....( both were sailing vessel and who is supposed to take action( ask fr which side the wind is ) 11. then Annex 3 Requirement for bell..( he told me to draw a bell jst a normal dia i drew a manual bell he wanted an electric bell...minus one there) 12. gave one Narrow Channel situation 13. Fog signal for vessel aground.... ( exact sequence how the signal will be he ard) 14. Approaching Restricted visibility ...preparation as a duty officer 15. In cards Fishing vessel with hauling nets shooting nets and nets fast upon a n obstruction ( will show hauling nets underway and then ask what if the instead of white over red there are two red lights one above other i told its nets fast upon and obstruction then he asked nethin else needs to be dne i said no then h e said if nets are fast upon an obstruction then hw can a vessel be underway so

side lights and mast head lights are not required) Function 3 1. what is Cabotage Law 2. Duties as per STCW of a mate( i said a few points then he asked where else ca n u find i said ISM then he asked ne new regulation or convention where u can fi nd i said no idea) 3. what if a seamen stabs another ( i gave him sme points then he asked what if u r in coastal waters i said then this becomes a civil jurisdiction case ...no m re qns on this ) 4. what if a seamen is not coming for work inspite of being fit ( i told him all the points of giving him a warning and making an entry in log book,,,then i for got only to tel that a copy of this statement should be given to the seamen for his records then i tol i will not punish him bt try to talk to him thn next qn w as ) 5. what is the quantum of punitive action and where will u find it... 6. When will a DOC ( ISM ) be taken back ( i said when then auditor finds a majo r non conformity and and ISM and SMS is not followed and he wanted something mor e which i cudnt recollect) Function 1 : 1. What are the principles of working of a Gyro? 2. Explain Rigidity in Space 3. Errors of Gyro Compass 4.Principles of working of GPS ? 5. Errors of GPS 6. Latest Amendment of ROR 7. Explain WIG craft 8. Navigating in vicinity of TRS Func1 1 . what is function 3.......????? 2. what are the approaching signs of a TRS? 3. Clouds assosiated with TRS? 4. what is wet and dry bulb thermometer used for? 5. A power driven vsl should keep clear of which all vsls? 6. Which vsls are RAM? 7. 5/6 cards ( fishing vsl with purseine gear, trawler shooting nets/ nets fast upon obstruction, mine clearance vsl card shown upside down ( i corrected him fo r this and he was happy) Function 3 : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Duties of mate before and during drydock surveys in drydock? What survey is associated with machinery space? what is done to the overboard valves ? when is the safcon survey carried out? what is weather tight and watertight? hatchcovers are weathertight or watertight ? Methods to check weathertightness? Vsl grounded, actions???

Function 1: 1. 2. 3. 4. No of rules, sections & annexes in ROR? U hear sound signal of a v/l fwd, radar inoperational, wht action? cards : towing and fishing v/l U r a PD v/l, which all v/ls u will keep clear?

5. define RAM and NUC? 6. Sound signal of anchored v/l and v/l aground? 7. Posn fixing in open sea? GPS not working? 8. Errors in GPS? 9. What is BTM & who are members of Bridge Team? 10. what is dangerous & navigable semicircle? 11. How u'll determine u r in which semicircle? Function 3: 1. What is ILO? 2. Frequency of dry docking? 3. What is CAS/ CAP? 4. What is ESP, Harmonic survey? 5. What is statutory & mandatory cert.? 6. Cert reqd as per SOLAS? 7. What is statutory freeboard? how it is shown? width of draft marks and center of plimsol mark? 8. Cargo overflow when u r in CCR, Wht immediate action? 9. Maintenance of anchor chain and chain locker in dry dock? 10. Wht additional item FFA reqd on chemical tanker? 11. What is a Competent Person & responsible person? 12. Reqmt for drills? Function 3: 1. Are you aware of the MS notices? give brief description 2. As a mate, how will u implement ISM code in a dry dock. 3. ESP applies to what ships? How about Tanker of more than 15 years age? 4. Vessel aground in Indian waters. Action as mate. 5. What is the frequency of Drydocking? 6. What all Surveys are carried out during Drydock. 7. How will you achieve discipline on-board? I just gave a general answer 8. Official log book entries made by master and yourself? Function 1: 1. Navigating in vicinity of TRS 2. As Chief mate how will you aproove a plan made by 3rd mate? 3. One simple crossing situation 4. Then action if crossing v/l not taking action ( Told as per rule 17 pass frm astern, alter stbd) 5. What are the day signals, lights and fog signals of a grounded vessel? 6. What are your action on sighting such a vessel? 7. What are your obligations towards a CBD vessel? Fnct.3 20.d/dock preps as mate? stability related? 21. plans required for docking n information avilable? 22. d/dock maintainence on anchoe chain n chain locker? 23. paints required for chain locker? type? 24. how to indent for paint required in d/docking? calculation of vol. required? 25. pms? specific to windlass? 26. types of grease? 27. preperations for load line survey? 28. ms notice? how are they useful? 29. olb entries? 30. runner wire of port crane damages/needs replacement, spare coil on poop deck

, how will you go about it? 31. wages not paid for month, how will you deal with it? w.r.t CBA n AOA? 32. whom will you inform for above? 33. crew informs you about meat damaged in meat room, how will you deal with thi s? how will you make out if the meat id damages/rotten? 34. training of cadets n crew? 35. various types of trainings? Function 3: 1. Are you aware of the MS notices?Tell me few in details. 2. Official log book entries made by you along with the master? 3. As a mate, how will u implement ISM code onboard your vessel? 4. What all preparations will you make as Mate for SAFCON Survey? 5. Is drydocking a requirement of Class or Flag State?What all Surveys are carri ed out during Drydock? what all certificates issued? 6. Vessel aground in Indian waters. Detailed Action as a mate. 7. How will you achieve discipline on-board? 8. As a mate how will articles of Agreement help you? How is it different from C BA? (he wanted contentwise difference) 9. Who is Safety officer in your company? What are his responsibilities? 10. Principles of STCW as an OOW? 11. What are Statutory , Mandatory Certificates and list them with their validit y? 12. Preparations as mate for SMC renewal survey? Function 1: 1. How does SOLAS CH-V help you as a mate? 2. Your duties as a Navigating officer? 3. Showed a Towing vessel on my port bow crossing 4. Then action if crossing v/l not taking action ( Told as per rule 17 pass from astern, alter stbd) 5. What are the day signals, lights and fog signals of a grounded vessel? your a ction on sighting such a vessel? 7. What are your obligations towards a CBD vessel? 8. What are your obligations towards a Pilot vessel? 9. When will You call Master? 10. COLREGS amendments. 11. How many Rules and Annexes in ROR? FUNC1 1. What duties have you been doing onboard as a 2nd mate? 2. Weather is getting bad, what could be the reason? 3. Ans to question no. 2 was TRS so he asked abt signs of an approaching TRS. 4. COLREGS amendments. 5. SOLAS Ch-V regulations, How does it help us in the watch? 6. Solas Ch-V Ammendments 7. Obligations towards a CBD vessel (I assumed own vessel to be Power Driven) 8. He asked me as per what rule I answered Q7 above, Rule 18. 9. How does the ROR annexes help us in navigation? 10. How will you identify grounded vessel? 11. Action if you see a grounded vessel Rt Ahd? 12. Towing vessel lights shown on magnetic board, Tow vl on port bow, own vessel PD vessel, Tow vl not taking any action, I said Rule 17, he drew my attention t o another vessel overtaking own vessel from stbd quarter, I said reduce speed. 13. Under what circumstances will you call Master FUNC1

1.Which all bodies rise. all celestial bodies as earth rotates from west to east. 2.have u seen any planets rising. yes sir...venus as it is morning n evening star. 3.Planets mer pass time. in almanac in the initial pages we get the notes about planetry motion. 4.how do u calculate sunrise time in smt. apply LIT and Zone time. function 3: 1.Cargo record book? annex 2 for ships carrying nls in bulk. 2.COF? for chemical n gas tankers issued by administartion for a period of 5yrs.....bla h blah. 3.Master has malaria will u take over? yes sir as im next in command . 4.PSC inspection .Which certificate is issued? i told port state inspection cetificate.(bullshit)he asked have u seen cetificat e A n B. I dont know what happened i told i have not seen it but it is also the for STP s hips. AUR MAINE APNE TANG PE KHUD KULHADI MAARI.... 3.What are STP ships? carrying more than 30 passengers n passengers are carried in compartments more t han 8 berths. 4.who is a passenger? other than master , crew n child under 1 yr of age. 5.is it crew or seaman? im not sure 6.it is seaman.Who all are seaman onboard? exepting master, passengers n supernumery. 7.Articles of agreement. blah blah.... 8.Fire fighting appliances on chemical tankers. 2 scba sets extra which i missed. 9.Chemical suits material. NEOPRENE (with full power n confidence)....(thanks ashmit) 10.very good.which all plans are required for drydock. docking plan , shell expansion plan , midship section plan...blah blah. 11.How do u indent for paint. sir there is a formulae for calculating using thickness of coating n area requir ed to paint(it is given in capt errol fernandes cargo work book) i didnt tell hi m the formulae. Function 3: 1. Are you aware of the MS notices? give brief description 2. Explain in detail any one MS Notice concerning cargo operations? (MS Notice 9 /2010 Reg iron ore loading in indian ports) 3. As a mate, how will u implement ISM code in a dry dock. 4. How will u prepare for a emergency in a dry dock as per ISM Code? 5. What all certificates are issued in the drydock? 6. What are Statutory , Mandatory and Obligatory Certificates and list them? 7. ESP applies to what ships? How about Tanker of more than 15 years age? 8. Vessel aground in Indian waters. Action as mate. 9. What is the frequency of Drydocking? 10. What all Surveys are carried out during Drydock. As a mate how will u assist

in these surveys? 11. How will you achieve discipline on-board? (was happy when i told him that my actions will be corrective and not punitive) 12. Official log book entries made by master and yourself? 13. What are the inspections u will carry out onboard along with the master and their frequencies? 14. Why are Articles of Agreement signed? As a mate how will this help u ? Function 1: 1. Navigating in vicinity of TRS? 2. Precautions when navigating in high latitudes as a OOW? 3. How will you implement the passage plan as a OOW during your watch? 4. Why is Passage plan necessary? 5. One simple crossing situation 6. Then action if crossing v/l not taking action 7. One simple Restricted Visibility situation 8. What are the day signals, lights and fog signals of a grounded vessel? 9. What are your action on sighting such a vessel? 10. What are your obligations towards a CBD vessel? 11. What are your obligations towards a RAM vessel? 12. What are the instances when you will call the Master? ALL FUNC 1-star sights how? 2-LMT Merpass Calculation how? 3-Gyro fail action. 4-Path of TRS 5-Avoiding action in NH 6-Ur in DangerousQuadrant of one altering course will take u to dangerous quadra nt of other action? 7-master incapaciated u have to anchor action?how to plan how to anchor includin g engines helm heading? 8-dragging anchor actions? 9-grain capacity,bale capacity 10-heavylift lifted excessive list action 11-bc code-wat do u know abt it? 12-max cargo height tht can be loaded? 13-can mate sign B/L 14-wat is mates receipt?use of it?u load 25bags of sugar how do u mention it on mates receipt? 15-IMDG classes and eg? 16-types of gas carriers.? 17-containment system of membrane n moss? 18-what is HD / LD and use of them? 19-do u use ig on gas ships? 20-ig requirements on tanker 21-ORB reg n wat does it say?which ships need?entries to b made? 22-how do u not allow air to enter tank? 23-fire system on lng ships? 24-duration of foam on tankers? 25-IOPP how to prepare and checks 26-DD how to prepare? 27-How to float vessel?checks? 28-how are plates n frames numbered? 29-how to use shores n where to position them? 30-say lights for a towing vessel less than 50m more than 200mts tow length? 31-Say light for fishing vessel at anchor? 32-few ror situations?

33-sperry mark 20 principle and gyro working principle? Function 3: 1. What is ISM code?( ISM is his favorite) 2. As a mate, how will u implement ISM code onbrd.( wants section 1.2 of ISM in particular) 3. Your companys safety and environment protection policy. 4. ESP applies to what ships? 5. Tell in detail about ESP. 6. Vessel aground in Indian waters. Action as mate. 7. What is Condition of class? 8. Class notation for bulk carriers 9. As a mate preparations u will do for PSC / Flag state inspection. 10. MS Notice 08/2010 in detail 11. MS Notice 09/2010 in detail( This is about loading Iron ore fines in Indian waters, his favorite question) 12. Cargo gear register and Chain register. 13. How often lifting appliance need to be tested. ( Told annual examination) 14. Ships Routeing as per Solas ( Wants as per Ch 5 Reg 10) 15. As a mate how u will implement Marpol onboard. 16. Off Log book entries made my Master and Mate 17. Indisciplined seaman onboard. How will u deal with him? 18. Note of Protest Function 1: 1. Def as per rule 3( Vessel, WIG, CBD, RAM) 2. As 2nd mate implement Rule 10 in ur Passage plan. 3. One simple crossing situation 4. Then action if crossing v/l not taking action ( Told as per rule 17 pass frm astern, alter stbd , etc) 5. One RV situation where i had to reduce speed. Gave ships from all sides with me in centre) 6. Rule 19 7. Number of rules and annexes in ROR 8. TRS - How u know ur approaching TRS and avoiding action 9. Situation own vessel and right ahead Sailing Vl (Told as per rule 18 i will take action alter stbd) 10. What all rules apply to RV( Rule 19 and 35) 11. Rules applying to narrow channel ( Rule 9 and 34) 12. INSPIRES and what all reports u need to send( Indian ship reporting system) 13. Prepare as mate for high latitude navigation( He wants to see ur knowledge about Polar code. Tell him will refer Polar code, take all precautions as per it. Indent items mentioned there, etc.) 14. Plan passage from UK to USA( Dont forget to tell u will check ice limits 40 N 40 W, if need to enter will check charter party if it is allowed, will obtain ice reports, Avoid bermuda triangle due to aereation in area and ships loose buoyance and can sink, will send AMVER etc) Function 3 - certificates required as per marpol - all ? - Cof? - chemical suits for which ships? material of construction? - ok tell me for fireman suit? - SCBA - parts - no of hoses reqd? - no of oars in a lifeboat - open and enclosed

why and when are they reqd crutches and sum funny term i dint knew steering oar ? what colour? stcw? how will u chck if lookout is fit for duty? how much rest hours? ESP Non-conformity - which code n convention Fire in no . 1 hold action How much co2 u will use? how many bottles? Sopep shell expansion plan where does numbering of frame start frm? how abt b4 aft perpendicular?

Function 1 - flashed 1 card (CBD) , day signal - how many rules , how many annexes .... name - rule 19 ? quote - sidelights ? - annex what regulations - (positioning n screening) - manoeuvring light - ok which plan on board tells u where to place shapes and llights so that they follow annex 1 ? - 2 situations - what is dictionary meaning of lateral and cardinal? - Ok you in a lifeboat open ocean , no compass ... plan course - polaris - ? whats the use in its sight? - when will it be exactly equal to latitude - range of azimuth for polaris - can u see it in southern hemishpere? - what constellation , other than great bear - what constellation points towards south - where u get moonrise,sunrise and planet rise? - No i dont expect page no - tell me where starting,middle or end? - U go on ship now and new year starts , no new almanac what will u do? - ok at anchor u take 2 bearings and plot position and then 2 ranges and plot po sition from b radar conspicous objects and tide is negligible , which one is more accurate ? - why ? - why did i use the term "tide is negligible" - what is yawing? - why does it happen at anchor - How to control ? 2 methods - what is weather management in your syllabus? - hanging anchor? - angle of indrift - Execute a short round turn - what is twin screw? Funtion 3. ----------1. What is the rest hour requirement as per STCW, ILO? 2. What is CBA? 3. Bosun come to u and say he wants more rest, as per what u'll act? 4. Is ur party refering to IBF ? ( i said i dont know, but to act smart i said I BF stands for international bargaining forum -- screwed) 5. Does ur company refer to ITF ( i said yes ) 6. Where does ITF and IBF take rest hours from (i was for Lost 3rd time- he aske d is it stcw, i said yes, but i guess i was wrong) 7. What all statuatory cetificates are carried for a chemical tanker of 30,000 d

wt? 8. Ur ship is at sea and the ship side is damaged in way of no.2 hold, what prec ations will u take while taking the vsl to the dry doc? ( i told about weather , trim n drafts, keep the area always above waterline - no happy ..i asked what a ll precautions will u take for taking the vsl to dry dock - lost .....function 3 gone. 9. how much trim will u keep before entreing the dock? 10. How will u assure the master that ur stability is adequate? Func1 1. 4 vessels ahead, 1 on STBD bow abaft the beam crossing, 1 overtaking from fin e quarter vessel entering port. I said reduce speed, assess situation and tackle each target as per least CPA. 2. Rest. Visib. operational RADAR- 1 on STBD quarter and 1 on Port Bow. I said r educe speed and let both vessels pass as per rule 19. 3. Red buoy 2+1 flashing in Japan- Which buoy. Preferred channel to PORT. Topmar k- I said Triangle, He said cone. 4. Then asked about fairway buoy characteristics. Told him for Special mark. 5. Vessel in Singapore Straits, one vessel o'taking not taking action. Action- 5 short blasts. Narrow Channels rule. 6. Now you are NUC, OFB Buoy on Port Buoy (OFB btw is ONE FaTHOM BANK and I didn t know. I told him never been to Singapore as a officer and then he asks me how much is one fathom, yaha se mera Function 1 starting getting screwed)- I said I' ll show proper signals, inform VTS and consider anchoring. 7. What speed will U anchor- I said Emergency Situation and Shallow very close s o at 4-5 knots. Not satisfied says anchor gone and Master will come up on bridge . (Then remembered Master ko kal raat ko daru pilake sulaya hai). He says anchor gone Master gets a heart attack, U have to land him ashore. Said about Helicopt er ops, inform VTS and stuff after anchoring. 8. If other anchor does not hold and breaks. I said beach the vessel. He asks ho w without engines. Im clean bowled, runout, caught, hitwicket all at once. I sai d wherever find suitable beaching ground go and beach. Aise hi just to show mira cles do happen. 9. Towing vessel comes to ake you out. Not coming close coz of shallow, how to p ass heaving line. I said LTA. He asks which side. I said into wind. He says 1 LT A wasted. I sad use the other I have two now away from the wind. Happy. 10. What is MSI?? Stumped that was the only one left. Ok Its Maritime Safety Inf ormation. Ch V reg 4. I took it in terms of Meterology since we were talking of wind. Wrote it on my form. 11. VTS and SRS regulations. 12. What is Ship Routeing? Answered and Happy. 13. Which Solas Ch. V regs important as a Mate. Said all, then most impo Pilot H oisting arrangement coz under mate's control and his responsibility. Happy. Func3 1. CAS/CAP 2. ESP 3. Removing anchor 1st shackle for towing, how will you go about. I said take ex tra lashings, Lower slightly to check if bearing weight of Anchor + Chain. Remov e lugless Shackle and pass cable. What is pin of shackle called. Spile pin, chok ed with Lead. 4. ETA which reg- I said SOLAS Ch. 2 and requirements for deployment. All OK, bu t said reqd for 10000GT+ but actually for 20000DWT+. 5. Risk Assessment for removing bow thruster motor. Said all. Fine. 6. What is close up survey and what is overall survey. All part of ESP. 7. How to arrange for close up survey. Again ESP. 8. P and I clubs 5.Diff between time zone n zonetime.